Bibras Natkho
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Bibras Natkho is a Circassian Israeli
Circassians in Israel
The Circassians in Israel refers to the Adyghe community who live in Israel.The Circassians in Israel are moderate Sunni Muslims, they tend to put an emphasis on the separation between their religion and their nationality...

 footballer playing for FC Rubin Kazan
FC Rubin Kazan
FC Rubin Kazan is a Russian association football club based in the city of Kazan . Rubin won the Russian Premier League championship in 2008 and 2009.-History:...

 from the Russian Premier League
Russian Premier League
The Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition...

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Professional career

The Kfar Kama native joined Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C.'s youth team together with Ben Sahar
Ben Sahar
Ben Sahar is an Israeli football striker who currently plays for Ligue 1 side Auxerre on loan from Espanyol.At just 16, Sahar was already the equivalent of a second-year apprentice at Chelsea. He first caught Chelsea's eye in an Under-16 fixture against Ireland in 2004 and has since played for the...

, moving through the ranks up to the first team at the start of the 2006-07 season, winning the State cup
Israel State Cup
The State Cup , is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israeli Football Association.The State Cup was first held in 1927–28 as the Palestine Cup...

 during that season. On 8 March 2010 the Israeli midfielder was signed by Gurban Berdiýew's FC Rubin Kazan
FC Rubin Kazan
FC Rubin Kazan is a Russian association football club based in the city of Kazan . Rubin won the Russian Premier League championship in 2008 and 2009.-History:...

 on a 4 year deal with transfer fee of 650.000 € paid to Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C.

International career

Throughout his career, Bibras Natkho has played for nearly every Israeli national team together with his colleague, Beram Kayal. As a former captain of the Israel under-19 football team
Israel national under-19 football team
Israel's national Under-19 team , also known as Israel Under-19s or Israel U-19s, is considered to be the feeder team for the Israel national under-21 football team....

, Natkho was called up for the Senior team
Israel national football team
The Israel national football team is the national football team of Israel, controlled by the Israel Football Association .Israel National Football is the direct successor of the Eretz Yisrael National Team during British Mandate...

 friendly match held August 12, 2009 against Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland national football team
The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international association football. Before 1921 all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association...

 together with fellow club mate Avihai Yadin
Avihai Yadin
Avihai Yadin is an Israeli football Defensive midfielder who currently plays for Hapoel Tel Aviv.-Honours:*Israel State Cup :**2010, 2011*Israeli Premier League :**2009-10-External links:*-Footnotes:...

, but wasn't capped. Natkho made his first appearance for the national team in a friendly game against Romania (3 March 2010), when he came as an substitute for his former teammate Gil Vermouth.
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2009–10 Israeli Premier League
The 2009–10 Israeli Premier League was the 11th season since its introduction in 1999 and the 68th season of top-tier football in Israel. It began on 22 August 2009 and ended on 15 May 2010 with the last matches of the playoff round....

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Personal life

Natkho's cousin, the prominent and promising Israeli–Circassian basketball player Nili Natkho
Nili Natkho
Nili Natkho was a Circassian Israeli basketball player who played for Maccabi Raanana and Elitzur Ramla. Natkho died in a car accident at the age of 22....

, died in 2004 in car accident in northern Israel.

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